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Indianapolis Fire Department

Celebrates 150 years of IFD

in 2009

Firefighters at Station 16 in the picture above, stand at attention for the passing funeral procession for Lieutenant Thomas Smith, the first black IFD firefighter killed in the line of duty.  Lt. Smith was the chauffeur on Hose Wagon 16 which was enroute to an alarm when it collided with  a streetcar at 16th and Central.

The Indianapolis Fire Department is comprised of  7 Battalions encompassing 42 Stations.  Each station is as individual as the neighborhood it serves. 

 

 

Shift Commander A-Shift John Walker

 

Shift Commander B-Shift Dan Hansman

 

Shift Commander C-Shift Dave Harris